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2021 Aurealis Awards Shortlist Announcement

Posted on April 6, 2022 by aaconvenor

A huge thanks to our amazing judges, who have read an enormous number of entered works to pare it down for these excellent shortlists. It’s always a massive job, and they’ve done it in the midst of a truly awful … Continue reading →

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Entries for the 2021 Aurealis Awards close TOMORROW!

Posted on December 13, 2021 by aaconvenor

The entry form for the 2021 Aurealis Awards, closing on Tuesday 14 December 2021, can be found here. ALL WORK due for publication up to December 31 MUST be entered by the deadline of midnight December 14 – no exceptions … Continue reading →

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Aurealis Awards close in ONE WEEK!

Posted on December 6, 2021 by Tehani

Entries for the 2021 Aurealis Awards close on December 14! It’s essential that ALL work published (or planned for publication) between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2021 is entered by this deadline. Check out the list of current entries here, … Continue reading →

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Aurealis Awards entries update and reminder!

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Tehani

There is now less than one month until entries close for the 2021 Aurealis Awards. It’s important to remember that ALL eligible Australian work published for the first time between January 1 and December 31, 2021 must be entered by December … Continue reading →

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Entries for the SARA DOUGLASS BOOK SERIES AWARD close 30 September!

Posted on September 26, 2021 by aaconvenor

Entries for the Sara Douglass Book Series Award close shortly. If you or someone you know had an Australian speculative fiction series of at least two books that was considered finished in 2018, 2019 or 2020, make sure it is … Continue reading →

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2021 Aurealis Awards open for entry

Posted on September 1, 2021 by aaconvenor

We are delighted to announce that the 2021 Aurealis Awards are now open for immediate entry. The Aurealis Awards, Australia’s premier awards for speculative fiction, are for works created by an Australian citizen or permanent resident, and published for the first time … Continue reading →

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Announcing the 2021 Judging Panels

Posted on September 1, 2021 by aaconvenor

We are very pleased to welcome our 2021 Aurealis Awards judging panels. All our judges are volunteers and we are extremely grateful for their hard work and professionalism throughout the process. The Awards would not exist without them! Judging Coordinator: … Continue reading →

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Sara Douglass Book Series Award is open to entries

Posted on August 23, 2021 by aaconvenor

The judging panel now welcomes entries for the 2021 Sara Douglass Book Series Award. The 2021 Award covers all series ending between January 2018 and December 2020. Please see more information below and on the Sara page. ABOUT THE AWARD … Continue reading →

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Aurealis Awards 2021 – Call for Judges

Posted on August 12, 2021 by aaconvenor

Please read the following information carefully before submitting your application as we cannot make exceptions to the requirements. We are seeking expressions of interest from Australian residents who would like to judge for the 2021. Aurealis Awards. Judges are volunteers … Continue reading →

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2020 Aurealis Awards Ceremony Recording

Posted on July 10, 2021 by aaconvenor

Thanks so much to the ConFound team who made this happen! If you missed the ceremony on Thursday, you can now view it in all its glory. Huge appreciation to Freye Marske and Leife Shallcross for their wonderful hosting duties, … Continue reading →

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